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Many thanks to
Arthur A. French III for sending in all the photos seen on
this page. His family owned and operated French's Ice
Cream, which was located at 79-81 Georgia Avenue, just south
of downtown. First up, directly below is a 1949 parade
photo showing a French's Ice Cream truck heading south along
Peachtree Street (at Carnegie Way). The company was
started (under a different name) in 1911 on Flat Shoals Road
in DeKalb County by Arthur A. French Sr. and his wife.
They moved to Georgia Avenue in 1921 and stayed there until
the city condemned their property to make way for the Atlanta
Stadium,
prompting a move to 385 Grant Circle. The company no
longer exists, having been sold and transferred 2 or 3 times
since the 1980s.
Above: Several
members of the French family at the company's manufacturing
facility and headquarters on Georgia Avenue.
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